SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does superior pulmonary vein mean? • SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN (noun)
The noun SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN has 1 sense:
1. either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
Familiarity information: SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN (noun)
Meaning:
Either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
superior pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis superior
Hypernyms ("superior pulmonary vein" is a kind of...):
pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis (any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart)
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